IBM Jobs in Northern Ireland

IBM
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland requiring knowledge or experience of IBM products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited IBM over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the International Business Machines Corporation.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 70 96
Rank change year-on-year +43 +26 -
Permanent jobs citing IBM 8 7 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 3.11% 0.93% 0.48%
As % of the Vendors category 6.06% 2.57% 1.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1 7 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 £27,500 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £28,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +78.57% -62.67% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £46,750 £82,500
90th Percentile - £65,000 -
UK median annual salary £62,000 £57,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.77% -5.00% -

All Vendors
Northern Ireland

IBM falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 132 272 328
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 51.36% 36.22% 39.09%
Number of salaries quoted 37 138 189
10th Percentile £23,504 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £26,000 £31,313 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £42,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -16.00% +33.33%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £84,000 £87,500 £71,850
UK median annual salary £54,793 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.59% -13.04% +4.55%

IBM
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings citing IBM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for IBM in Northern Ireland

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Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IBM in Northern Ireland.

Salary trend for IBM in Northern Ireland

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Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IBM within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
County Antrim +39 8 £50,000 +78.57% 2
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UK

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 7 (87.50%) SAP S/4HANA
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) LAN
1 1 (12.50%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (87.50%) SAP HANA
2 1 (12.50%) DB2
2 1 (12.50%) MS Access
2 1 (12.50%) QlikView
2 1 (12.50%) SQL Server
General
1 7 (87.50%) Aerospace
1 7 (87.50%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 7 (87.50%) Information Specialist
1 7 (87.50%) Procurement Specialist
2 1 (12.50%) Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Support Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Systems Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Systems Support
2 1 (12.50%) Systems Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 7 (87.50%) Management Information System
2 1 (12.50%) AS400
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Change Management
2 7 (87.50%) Agile
2 7 (87.50%) Computer Science
2 7 (87.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 7 (87.50%) Information Management
2 7 (87.50%) Innovative Thinking
2 7 (87.50%) Project Management
2 7 (87.50%) User Stories
3 1 (12.50%) Business Analysis
3 1 (12.50%) Systems Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) RPG
1 1 (12.50%) RPG IV
1 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) Degree
1 7 (87.50%) Master's Degree
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 7 (87.50%) SAP
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft